Friday, February 3, 2012


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Muslim Group Defends "Third Jihad"  Decry New York Times attack on film - (IPT News) "The Third Jihad explicitly distinguishes between the religion of Islam, and the highly politicized ideology of religious hatred, supremacy and violence characteristic of political Islam, often referred to as 'Islamism," the AILC said in a statement.

Mali Besieged by Fighters Fleeing Libya - Scott Stewart (Stratfor)

Iran Launches Spanish TV Channel- Nasser Karimi (AP-San Francisco Chronicle

Israel Warns Against Syrian WMD Transfer to Hizbullah - Yoav Limor, Yoni Hirsch, and Daniel Siryoti(Israel Hayom

Peres Blasts Turkey for Funding Terrorist Hamas - Yori Yalon, Shlomo Cesana and Daniel Siryoti  (Israel Hayom"Turkey has transferred resources to fund the infrastructure of Hamas, an organization controlled by Iran that has won astronomical donations - nearly $900 million a year. $300 million comes from Iran, $200 million from Qatar and hundreds of millions from Turkey. See also Is Turkey Purchasing Hamas from Iran? - Elliott Abrams (Council on Foreign Relations)

U.S. Copts Decry Egyptian Persecution of Christians (VIDEO) (The Algemeiner) This article includes  footage of the aftermath of the Maspero riots which began when Egyptian military personnel attacked Christians protesting the failure of the Egyptian government to protect their churches from attacks. During the non-violent protest, reporters on state-sponsored television called on Egyptians to defend the military from attacks by the Christians.
Muslim Brotherhood Stepping Out of the Shadows - Ruth Pollard (Sydney Morning Herald-Australia)